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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory · until Fri 8:00 AM

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Friday, mainly around high tide. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

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Today

Today: High 80° · 11% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind 8 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 74° · 15% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:55 PM / 11:32 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 84%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
11:02 AM–12:02 PM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:25 PM–10:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 2912 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AMclouds64% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover38% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover57% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover77% cloud cover68% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover53% cloud cover65% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77807978767675757680807977767675rain8% chance11% chance10% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance8% chance5% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance8% chance10% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance15% chance19% chance22% chance23% chance24% chance25% chance27% chance30% chance32% chance29% chance25% chance23% chance21% chance18% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance13% chance12% chance12% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 9 AM77°77°71°82%64%8%–E 91310+ mi
Thu 10 AM79°79°71°77%58%11%–E 101410+ mi
Thu 11 AM79°79°70°74%52%10%–E 101510+ mi
Thu 12 PM80°83°70°72%48%9%–E 121510+ mi
Thu 1 PM80°83°69°69%56%9%–E 121610+ mi
Thu 2 PM80°83°69°69%55%9%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 3 PM79°79°68°69%53%10%–E 131610+ mi
Thu 4 PM80°83°68°67%38%11%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 5 PM79°79°67°67%55%8%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 6 PM78°78°67°69%55%5%–E 131710+ mi
Thu 7 PM77°77°67°71%66%2%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 8 PM76°76°67°74%69%4%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 9 PM76°76°67°74%71%5%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 10 PM75°75°67°76%57%7%–E 131810+ mi
Thu 11 PM75°75°67°76%65%8%–E 121710+ mi
Fri 12 AM76°76°67°74%57%10%–ESE 121710+ mi
Fri 1 AM76°76°68°76%51%11%–ESE 101610+ mi
Fri 2 AM76°76°68°76%33%11%–ESE 10159.9 mi
Fri 3 AM75°75°68°79%35%11%–ESE 9159.8 mi
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°82%58%11%–ESE 9159.2 mi
Fri 5 AM75°75°69°82%50%15%–ESE 9149.7 mi
Fri 6 AM75°75°69°82%58%19%–ESE 8149.3 mi
Fri 7 AM74°74°70°87%69%22%–ESE 8149.1 mi
Fri 8 AM75°75°70°84%77%23%–ESE 81410+ mi
Fri 9 AM76°76°70°82%68%24%–ESE 81310+ mi
Fri 10 AM78°78°71°79%61%25%–ESE 9138.8 mi
Fri 11 AM79°79°71°77%63%27%–ESE 10148.3 mi
Fri 12 PM80°83°71°74%48%30%–ESE 10148.5 mi
Fri 1 PM79°79°71°77%38%32%–ESE 12159.1 mi
Fri 2 PM80°83°71°74%35%29%–ESE 1014–
Fri 3 PM80°83°71°74%53%25%–ESE 1014–
Fri 4 PM80°84°72°77%65%23%–ESE 1014–
Fri 5 PM80°83°71°74%35%21%–ESE 1014–
Fri 6 PM79°79°72°79%37%18%–E 1015–
Fri 7 PM77°77°72°85%38%19%–E 1015–
Fri 8 PM77°77°72°85%41%19%–E 1014–
Fri 9 PM77°77°73°88%39%19%–ESE 914–
Fri 10 PM77°77°73°88%35%19%–ESE 814–⚡
Fri 11 PM76°76°73°90%33%19%–ESE 813–⚡
Sat 12 AM76°76°73°90%34%19%–ESE 712–⚡
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°94%34%13%–SE 610–
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°94%33%13%–SE 69–
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%32%13%–SE 69–
Sat 4 AM76°76°74°94%32%13%–SE 68–
Sat 5 AM76°76°74°94%34%13%–SE 57–
Sat 6 AM75°75°74°97%37%13%–SE 57–
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°97%38%12%–ESE 37–
Sat 8 AM76°76°74°94%35%12%–ESE 36–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 74°

15% rain

E 9–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

32% rain

ESE 8–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 74°

19% rain

ESE 3–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

3% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

9% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 68°

43% rain · 0.36"

SSW 10–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

77° / 67°

15% rain

NW 8–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind 8 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 84. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ236-237-291915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ250-291915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
149 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2044

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★★☆c75
Apogee · 404,739 km
2
80% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★★☆c73
3
87% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★★☆c70
4
93% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★★☆c66
5
97% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★★★☆c63
6
99% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 6:18 AM
★★★☆c53
7
100% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 7:14 AM
★★☆☆c45
Full Moon · Corn Moon
8
98% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
9
95% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★★☆☆c42
10
89% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★☆☆c52
11
81% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c71
12
72% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 12:17 PM
★☆☆☆c79
13
61% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★★☆c89
14
50% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:30 PM
★★★☆c95
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
best
15
38% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
★★★★c95
best
16
27% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c95
best
17
18% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 5:11 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 367,773 km
best
18
10% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★☆c79
best
19
4% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★☆c64
20
1% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★☆c53
21
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
22
2% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★☆c53
23
6% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★★☆c61
24
12% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★★☆c70
25
19% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★★☆c73
26
28% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c75
27
37% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 11:27 PM
★★★☆c75
28
46% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c74
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
First Quarter
29
55% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★★☆☆c72
Apogee · 404,241 km
30
65% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★☆☆c67

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Sep 1 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,739 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 7 · 6:24 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Sep 8 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Sep 14 · 10:58 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 14 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Sep 17 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 367,773 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Sep 21 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Sep 21 · 6:03 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 28 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 28 · 10:30 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 29 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,241 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Wed, Sep 14 · Thu, Sep 15 · Fri, Sep 16 · Sat, Sep 17 · Sun, Sep 18

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

367,788 km closest · 404,727 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Port AransasSurf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell PierOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Thu 1:46 AM.